Posted on 11/28/2024 11:19:59 AM PST by Signalman
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) has officially won re-election after a recount process affirmed her lead. The district, which represents Iowa’s First Congressional District, was widely viewed as competitive after Republicans managed to flip it in 2020.
Miller-Meeks has currently represented the district since 2021, which is located in the Southeastern portion of the state and includes cities such as Davenport and Iowa City.
The congresswoman flipped the seat from red to blue by one of the most narrow margins in U.S. history, as Miller-Meeks won by just six votes. She expanded her margin in 2022, when she defeated Democrat challenger Christina Bohannan. She managed to fend off yet another challenge from Bohannan in 2024, putting the contentious seat in control of the Republican Party once again.
Miller-Meeks also had to fend off a primary challenge earlier this year against a GOP challenger who took issue with her voting record, noting that the congresswoman votes with Democrats 40 percent of the time. The Iowa Republican managed to secure a number of high-profile endorsements in the race, including those of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, multi-time Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
“There is no better conservative fighter for Iowa’s First Congressional District than Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks. I am proud to endorse and serve beside Mariannette to deliver for the American people and help claw back disastrous policies from the Biden administration,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said in his endorsement of Miller-Meeks earlier in the election cycle.
With the election finally completed, House Republicans can count one more district in their column as they seek to navigate a narrow majority. Speaker Johnson’s majority is currently projected to sit at five votes after Democrats managed to flip multiple seats in California. The counting process lasted a number of weeks in California, as voters are allowed to “cure” their ballots and fix incorrect information for a lengthy period after Election Day.
Republicans also secured a majority in the Senate thanks to four flips, while GOP candidates in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada narrowly lost to their Democrat challengers.
Guess the truck load of “ballots” was never delivered.
So we need to “cure” enough ballots in CA13 to get to a 221 House majority.
I think this makes 221
while GOP candidates in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada narrowly lost to their Democrat challengers.“
All stolen by late night ballot dumps.
I believe all Iowa counties have an actual vote audit not long after votes are counted. Almost impossible to steal an election on a recount in Iowa.
Pretty obvious that Iowa actually has some election integrity. No Republican would ever be able to win an election by 6 votes if it did not.
So we need to “cure” enough ballots in CA13 to get to a 221 House majority.
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Better hurry - before they “cure” enough ballots to overturn the entire election.
It appears a more conservative candidate wouldn’t win so we should go with what we have.
No. Decision Desk had already included Iowa in their 220.
Something screwy here. Everyone knows that the Rats always “find” enough “uncounted ballots” to win a close race.
Meanwhile, investigation by FEC and a gutted and re-staffed DOJ before the CA Congressional delegation is permitted to take their seats. It's time for hardball and chin music.
Whoops? Maybe the guy trucking in the dem ballots forgot to do that.
There should be a constitutional amendment to enforce this.
that the congresswoman votes with Democrats 40 percent of the time.
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This is pretty lefty district!
Home of the University of Iowa.
Miller-Meeks is the best we can get from this district!
Apparently, she may vote with Democrats sometime, but, I think she voted rep when it mattered.
Some people are just so purist, that they reject anybody who is not voting 100% with them.
They will rather loose.
Here in AZ Ciscomani was also challenged in primary by some purist. He won primary easily.
But then he was also in danger of loosing, almost called for Democrat. in similar lefty district.
Some districts are just not MAGA, and we should rejoice that some Republican won!
Definitely Wisconsin and Michigan, with Wisconsin confirming Jesus’ dictum that evil people do their deeds in the dark by dumping the ballots at 4 am on November 6.
With Nevada, it’s more difficult to tell, since the Libertarian candidate might have effectively stolen the seat for the Democrat.
Not this time. Maybe Iowa has cleaner elections, or somebody was waiting with a lawsuit, or maybe somebody on our side finally played the game and is holding dirt on the BOE officials.
Just don’t seat the people who won after weeks of counting or by virtue of one of those fortuitous wee hours November 6 ballot dumps. Why should the honest winners be punished? Just keep the cheats out.
Elections are going to get a lot more interesting or
challenging in the next few election years. For one
thing the elections will continue to become easier to
vote in as the world continues to adapt to the hand held
devices.
People driving today have one hand on the steering wheel
and one on the device as they chat away. The devices are
gaining to the point you don’t have to hold them or make a
lot of typing input.
Ok so 220 it is and it’s BS. The rats stole at least a dozen seats.
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